SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Bills Referred
682
Markups This Mo
0
Members
23
Subcommittees
3
Membership
Majority · 12 R
Subcommittees
Bill Pipeline — Stuck vs. Moving
682 bills referredAging · Days Since Referral
Stuck
434no action in 60+ days
S. 47
Defense of Conscience in Health Care Act
Hawley R-MO516d in cmte
516d since last action
S. 235
Apprenticeship Pathways Act of 2025
Heinrich D-NM502d in cmte
502d since last action
S. 227
PEACE Act of 2025
Risch R-ID502d in cmte
502d since last action
S.Res. 37
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States should have continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and accurate health information.
Schatz D-HI501d in cmte
501d since last action
S. 242
Dignity for Aborted Children Act
Ricketts R-NE501d in cmte
501d since last action
S. 309
A PLUS Act
Daines R-MT496d in cmte
496d since last action
S. 308
Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans Act
Tuberville R-AL496d in cmte
496d since last action
S. 299
Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2025
Durbin D-IL496d in cmte
496d since last action
S. 343
Keep Our PACT Act
Hollen D-MD495d in cmte
495d since last action
S. 377
Students Helping Young Students Act of 2025
Booker D-NJ491d in cmte
491d since last action
S. 376
Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025
Booker D-NJ491d in cmte
491d since last action
S. 375
Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act
Booker D-NJ491d in cmte
491d since last action
S. 383
JOBS Act of 2025
Kaine D-VA490d in cmte
490d since last action
S. 437
Caring for All Families Act
Durbin D-IL489d in cmte
489d since last action
S. 422
Right to Contraception Act
Markey D-MA489d in cmte
489d since last action
S. 408
Job Protection Act
Smith D-MN489d in cmte
489d since last action
S. 404
Focus on Learning Act
Cotton R-AR489d in cmte
489d since last action
S. 403
Rural Health Focus Act
Hyde-Smith R-MS489d in cmte
489d since last action
S.Res. 67
A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.
Booker D-NJ488d in cmte
488d since last action
S. 487
CHOICE Act
Scott R-SC488d in cmte
488d since last action
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In Motion
33markup or recent activity
S. 942
REDI Act
Rosen D-NV455d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 880
Fair College Admissions for Students Act
Merkley D-OR460d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 864
HELP Copays Act
Marshall R-KS461d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 846
Child Care Workforce Act
Britt R-AL462d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 547
Train More Nurses Act
Rosen D-NV482d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 4097
State-Based Education Loan Awareness Act
Murkowski R-AK85d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 3944
Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act of 2026
Alsobrooks D-MD103d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 3812
WORK to Save Lives Act
Merkley D-OR119d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 380
Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
Hassan D-NH490d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 3788
CLEAR LABELS Act
Scott R-FL124d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 3588
School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026
Merkley D-OR153d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 3525
American Franchise Act
Marshall R-KS174d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 3401
Pathways to Prosperity Act
Marshall R-KS182d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 3323
Family Vaccine Protection Act
Hickenlooper D-CO188d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 3245
MIND Our Veterans Act of 2025
Ricketts R-NE201d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 3232
Family Caregiving Research and Innovation Act
Markey D-MA201d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 297
PSA Screening for HIM Act
Boozman R-AR496d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 2903
Safe Step Act
Murkowski R-AK264d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 2859
Equal Campus Access Act of 2025
Lankford R-OK264d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 2855
Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act of 2025
Rochester D-DE264d in cmte
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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Reported Out
33advanced to floor or enacted
S.J.Res. 182
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".
Kaine D-VA57d in cmte
BILLreported 20d ago
S.Res. 706
A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 2026 as "National Child Abuse Prevention Month", and the goals and ideals of National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Cornyn R-TX41d in cmte
BILLreported 26d ago
S. 272
Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act
Peters D-MI497d in cmte
BILLreported 36d ago
S. 921
Tyler’s Law
Banks R-IN456d in cmte
BILLreported 77d ago
S. 3315
Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026
Cassidy R-LA189d in cmte
BILLreported 78d ago
S. 3747
Home School Graduation Recognition Act
Moody R-FL131d in cmte
BILLreported 90d ago
S. 3716
RARE Act
Baldwin D-WI132d in cmte
INCORPORATEDreported 132d ago
S.J.Res. 84
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Warner D-VA252d in cmte
BILLreported 147d ago
S.J.Res. 82
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".
Jr. I-ME264d in cmte
BILLreported 173d ago
S. 355
FDA Modernization Act 3.0
Booker D-NJ491d in cmte
BILLreported 174d ago
S.Res. 516
A resolution ensuring that the adoption and foster care system in the United States is child-centered and compassionate and that young people aging out of foster care are provided with adequate support and resources to transition successfully to independent adulthood.
Husted R-OH201d in cmte
BILLreported 188d ago
S. 3302
Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025
Mullin R-OK189d in cmte
INCORPORATEDreported 189d ago
S. 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
Marshall R-KS321d in cmte
BILLreported 235d ago
S. 3006
Youth Prevention and Recovery Reauthorization Act of 2025
Peters D-MI238d in cmte
INCORPORATEDreported 238d ago
S.Res. 422
A resolution recognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "PCOS Awareness Month".
Warren D-MA252d in cmte
BILLreported 246d ago
S. 2751
Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act
Wyden D-OR272d in cmte
INCORPORATEDreported 272d ago
S. 2398
Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
Collins R-ME321d in cmte
BILLreported 274d ago
S. 2301
Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025
Scott R-SC328d in cmte
BILLreported 274d ago
S. 2292
Over-the-Counter Monograph Drug User Fee Amendments
Banks R-IN329d in cmte
BILLreported 274d ago
S. 2621
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.
Capito R-WV313d in cmte
INCORPORATEDreported 313d ago
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Upcoming Hearings & Markups
Upcoming
Jun 10, 20262:00 PM· 430
HearingHearings to examine the nominations of Brett Matsumoto, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, James Macy, of Wisconsin, and David M. Prouty, of Maryland, both to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board.
Recent
May 21, 20262:00 PM· 430
HearingHearings to examine gender transition procedures on minors.
May 20, 20262:00 PM· 430
HearingHearings to examine meeting the individual needs of all students, focusing on the role of charter schools.
Apr 22, 20266:00 PM· 430
HearingHearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Apr 16, 20262:00 PM· 430
MeetingHearings to examine making medicines more affordable, focusing on how competition can lower drug prices.
Mar 26, 20262:00 PM· 430
MeetingHearings to examine positioning student-athletes for success in school and beyond.
Mar 19, 20262:00 PM· 430
MeetingMember Day to examine S.297, to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without the imposition of cost-sharing requirements, S.380, to improve obstetric emergency care, S.547, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study and issue a report on grant programs to support the nursing workforce, S.846, to implement or strengthen programs that increase the supply of quality child care services by enhancing the wages of child care workers, S.864, to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans, S.880, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to legacy students or donors, S.942, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program, S.1269, to promote United States leadership in technical standards by directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of State to take certain actions to encourage and enable United States participation in developing standards and specifications for artificial intelligence and other critical and emerging technologies, S.1380, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program to encourage specialty medicine physicians to serve in rural communities experiencing a shortage of specialty medicine physicians, S.1387, to authorize the National Biotechnology Initiative, S.1482, to amend the Public Health Service Act to support and stabilize the existing nursing workforce, establish programs to increase the number of nurses, S.1677, to provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect, S.1756, to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination against health care entities that do not participate in abortion, and to strengthen implementation and enforcement of Federal conscience laws, S.1784, to improve coordination of Federal efforts to identify and mitigate health and national security risks through maintaining a list of essential medicines, conducting a risk assessment of essential medicine supply chains, and creating a monitoring system to map essential medicine supply chains using data analytics, S.1813, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations for the creation or expansion of charter schools, S.1830, to clarify that agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services do not have the authority to regulate the practice of medicine, S.2287, to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, including social work, physician assistant, and chaplaincy education programs, to promote education and research in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers in academic palliative and hospice care, S.2289, to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve maternal health coverage under Medicaid and CHIP, S.2323, to amend the Head Start Act to permit some teachers in Early Head Start programs to teach while earning a child development associate credential, S.2355, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency, S.2531, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to increase early detection of and intervention for uterine fibroids, S.2658, to require sponsors of drug applications and holders of approved applications to provide certain submissions and communications to the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, S.2699, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain education and training programs relating to geriatrics, S.2762, to establish a commission on long-term care, S.2826, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to dedicate sufficient resources for the support of LGBTQ+ youth seeking help from the 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline, S.2828, to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize and update the Act, S.2833, to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to improve falls prevention research and activities, S.2841, to amend the American History and Civics Education program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require hands-on civic engagement activities for teachers
Mar 12, 20262:00 PM· 430
MeetingHearings to examine transparency and trust, focusing on foreign influence in higher education.
Mar 5, 20263:00 PM· 430
MeetingHearings to examine transforming health care with data, focusing on improving patient outcomes through next-generation care.
Feb 26, 20263:00 PM· 430
MeetingBusiness meeting to consider S.1602, to coordinate Federal research and development efforts focused on modernizing mathematics in STEM education through mathematical and statistical modeling, including data-driven and computational thinking, problem, project, and performance-based learning and assessment, interdisciplinary exploration, and career connections, S.3747, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize students who have completed secondary school education in a home school setting as high school graduates, S.1552, to promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors, S.3315, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to coordinate to improve cybersecurity in the health care and public health sectors, and other pending business.
Feb 25, 20263:00 PM· 430
MeetingHearings to examine the nomination of Casey Means, of California, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for a term of four years.






















